geotaxis

Geotaxis

Compute the geodetic forward solution, i.e. the destination given a starting point, bearing and distance.

There are multiple algorithms for this, and there is a bit of a trade off involved in deciding the best one for a given task. We use Haversine as it is fast, reasonably accurate, and doesn't have Vincenty convergence issues.

Usage

geotaxis LATITUDE LONGITUDE DISTANCE BEARING

Arguments:

• All arguments will be parsed as doubles, i.e. use 30.5 not 30°30'0".
• BEARING is degrees deasil (i.e. clockwise) from North.
• DISTANCE is in kilometres.